I love food, cooking, taking pictures of said cooking, and dining out. I'm a mom of two little people under 3 and one giant dog. I work fulltime, do crossfit, and spend way too much time thinking about fermenting things and what to make for dinner.

Thursday, March 1, 2012

Sauteed chicken breast with mashed cauliflower!

This is definitely one of our favorite weeknight dinners! I usually take two chicken breasts, and marinate them in bottled italian dressing (Wishbone) or oil and vinegar and garlic if I'm out of dressing. I keep them marinated at least over night and it just results in the juiciest chicken you can imagine. I saute the breasts in a small mixture of olive oil and butter, but add water or wine when it starts to get dry. Saves a lot of calories and if anything, makes the chicken juicier in the end.

The mashed cauliflower (for two people):

1 head of cauliflower, steamed until soft (I feel like boiling kills too many nutrients--maybe it's just an old wives' tail)

Salt

Pepper

2 cloves garlic

Olive Oil

I take the above, throw it in my food processor until it looks like a giant pile of mashed potatoes...and plate it up!! So delicious, healthy, and I personally think better than clumpy gummy carby old potatoes!